In this Dec. 30, 2009, file photo, Nick Ayrom, from Glendale, Calif., a former high school teacher, looks for technology-related jobs on a computer terminal at the Verdugo Job Center in Glendale, Calif. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

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The competition for jobs is intensifying as companies are reluctant to hire new workers, leaving millions of unemployed Americans chasing fewer job openings. There were nearly 6.4 unemployed workers, on average, for each available job at the end of November, the Labor Department reports. That's up from 6.1 in October and a record high.

When the recession began in December 2007, the figure was 1.7. Job openings fell sharply to 2.42 million in November from 2.57 million in October, says the department's Job Openings and Labor Turnover survey. That may sound like a lot, given the depths of the recession, but it's the lowest number of job openings since July 2009 and the second-lowest since the department began tracking the data in 2000. It's also about half the peak level of 4.8 million, reached in June 2007.

First step to recovery. Get rid of pelosi and reid. They are whores. Second-Build a working relationship with small business, not wall street. Three- Get rid of those in gov't( local, state, federal) who are hostile to business and cater to dumb regulation, high taxation crap. Doesn't mean businesses should not have standards, they should. Impose heavy fines and imprison business owners if they willingly hire illegal aliens. Fourth-- Provide major tax cuts for small business owners. Five--Limit corrupt unions. If someone screws up on a daily basis at work but can't be fired because he is in the union? Screw that! Six-- drop all health care benefits and pay the worker the extra money instead. That way americans will demand real cost cutting health care and this help will free up small businesses. This is start.

prowlerzee

Jan 13, 2010 9:11 AM CST

USA, my gawd, I give you credit for reading thru the tripe.

prowlerzee

Jan 13, 2010 9:08 AM CST

oh, and double ditto for the mommy-issues young trash asswipes who thumbed up your foul comment.